We are saddened to report the passing of a good friend, charter member, and a great supporter of HPHA, Clare Kenderdine Ashley. Clare, a long time resident of Chalfont, Pa., passed away Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2016 at Holy Redeemer Hospice. She was 90.
Clare was born in Horsham on May 12, 1925, the daughter of the late Clarence K. Hagerty and Florene Hillborn Williams Hagerty. She was a direct descendent of Richard Kenderdine, one of the first Quaker settlers in Horsham Township and one of the original trustee’s of Horsham Friends Meeting in 1718.
Clare graduated from Hatboro High School and later from Bucks County Community College with an Associate degree in Business. She served in the U.S. Navy during World War II Hospital Corps for two years and Organized Reserves for four years during the Korean War.
Clare worked for many years at N.A.D.C. and retired from Civil Service in 1991. She also worked for 21 years as a receptionist at Heritage Towers until 2006.
Clare was active in many organizations including Bucks County Historical Society, Friends of Craven Hall, Heritage Conservancy, N.A.R.F.E., the Women in Military Service for America (Memorial Foundation), Questers and the Horsham Preservation and Historical Association.
She was a lifetime member of Horsham Friends Meeting, where she will be held in the light and greatly missed.
